Stanley Guy was charged with, and pled guilty to, atempted grand larceny in the third degree.
He later claimed not to have appreciated the consequences of his plea. (He supposedly didn't realize that the new sentence, while running concurrently with a prior one, didn't share the same start date.)
When the New York County Supreme Court denied Guy's request to rescind the deal made, and sentenced him as a second felony offender to 1 1/2& to 3 years, an appeal followed.
The Appellate Division, First Department, noted that Guy's "subjective interpretation" of the agreement wasn't relevant since the lower court clearly explained the plea's terms and the guy had had the benefit of counsel when he considered his options.
Bet Guy gets it now.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: People v. Guy